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portraits of three professors.
University News
September 14, 2022 | 10:53 am

Faculty in data science, mechanical engineering, and history to receive Goergen Awards

Established in 1997, the award recognizes distinction in undergraduate teaching among faculty in Arts, Sciences & Engineering.

topics: Ajay Anand, Chris Muir, Department of History, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Pablo Miguel Sierra Silva,
Science & Technology
August 31, 2022 | 10:18 am

CAREER awards recognize role models in research, education

Six Rochester researchers have received the National Science Foundation’s most esteemed recognition for early-career faculty members.

topics: Andrea Pickel, awards, community engagement, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Department of Computer Science, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jessica Shang, Materials Science Program, Ralf Haefner, research funding, Ross Maddox, School of Arts and Sciences, Sreepathi Pai, Thomas Howard,
Screenshot of three people in protective gear and a robot on a replica lunar surface.
Campus Life
June 17, 2022 | 01:45 pm

Performance under pressure at NASA’s Lunabotics competition

Rochester undergraduate students banded together to overcome multiple crises while fielding their robot on a simulated lunar surface at Kennedy Space Center.

topics: Department of Computer Science, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Thomas Howard, undergraduate research,
Close-up of 3D-printed, scaled model of a gerbil cochlea.
Science & Technology
February 22, 2022 | 02:56 pm

Will hearing aids ever be as effective as corrective eyewear?

Despite recent advances in hearing aid technology, users frequently complain that the devices tend to amplify all the sounds around them. Rochester researcher Jong-Noon Nam believes a key part of the answer to this problem lies inside the cochlea of the inner ear.

topics: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, featured-post, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jong-Hoon Nam, Medical Center, research finding, research funding,
photo of Rob clark, provost and senior VP for research
Science & Technology
February 10, 2022 | 01:46 pm

National Academy of Engineering honors Rob Clark

Clark is among the 111 newly elected members of the academy, considered one of the highest distinctions for an engineer.

topics: awards, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Rob Clark,
John Thomas with books lining shelves in the background.
Science & Technology
January 31, 2022 | 08:51 am

At age 80, John Thomas writes new chapter in an illustrious career

The Rochester professor emeritus and new American Astronomical Society fellow now explores the brain’s waste disposal system.

topics: awards, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Neurology, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Douglas Kelley, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jessica Shang, John Thomas, Maiken Nedergaard, neuroscience, School of Arts and Sciences,